When did birthdays cease to matter?

[Natapoc]

It's a celebration of your birth. The people around you saying: The world is a better place because you were born so we will mark the day and do something special on it.

The day you die really has no relation to the day you were born.

It does for Shakespeare!

Shakespeare was wrong. You could have died at birth.

[Natapoc]

It's a celebration of your birth. The people around you saying: The world is a better place because you were born so we will mark the day and do something special on it.

The day you die really has no relation to the day you were born.

First off, one of the main reasons I cannot stand my birthday is because I am not a social person. Why should I be forced to socialise with people who I don't care all that much for when I could be reading or writing, or even watching a film?

Second of all, if that were true then everyone would love to celebrate their birthdays.

It does, because we're marking another year on the path to eventual death.

Perhaps the way birthdays are celebrated need to change? If you change the way it's celebrated so that it's a bit more intimate perhaps (close friends and family, Going on a hike or a pick nick or whatever)

You are too obsessed with death.

[Lackadaisical2]

Okay, I turned 24 today. My plans? I'm going to do laundry and fix my upstairs crapper. Why? I just don't care anymore. I survived another trip around the sun, I'm another year closer to death, and I'm another year beyond my physical prime. My question for you guys: How old are you? Do birthdays still matter to you? If so, why? What do you do for your birthday?

Actually, you probably haven't passed your physical prime yet(although depends on the sport), after about 35 is when you'll begin to lose muscle mass.

[Tosmaldevo]

Perhaps the way birthdays are celebrated need to change? If you change the way it's celebrated so that it's a bit more intimate perhaps (close friends and family, Going on a hike or a pick nick or whatever)

You are too obsessed with death.

Some people, such as myself, don't celebrate birthdays. I don't celebrate them as I have better things to do. He doesn't as he's introverted.

[Lackadaisical2]

It's a celebration of your birth. The people around you saying: The world is a better place because you were born so we will mark the day and do something special on it.

Heh, no wonder no one throws me birthday parties.

[Soviet Haaregrad]

I've never liked them, I've never celebrated them.

[Keronians]

It does for Shakespeare!

Shakespeare was wrong. You could have died at birth.

I mean that Shakespeare died on his birthday.

[The Corparation]

They matter from 1-18 and 21.

This partly. I'd say they start to decline at 16 rather then 18. It plummets at 17 and only peaks up a tiny bit at 18 cause you become an adult.

[Serrland]

After 21, they really stop to matter. Until you get to the point where you're getting close to qualifying for senior discounts, I would imagine.

[Syvorji]

Perhaps the way birthdays are celebrated need to change? If you change the way it's celebrated so that it's a bit more intimate perhaps (close friends and family, Going on a hike or a pick nick or whatever)

You are too obsessed with death.

Some people, such as myself, don't celebrate birthdays. I don't celebrate them as I have better things to do. He doesn't as he's introverted.

Are you a Jehovah's Witness?

On topic, it ceases to matter when you are dead. People celebrate the birthdays of my father and myself because we are advancing the path to Juche, all throughout Korea. Once you are dead, birthdays cease to matter. Why? Duh.

[Dakini]

On my birthday itself, I don't usually do much unless my birthday is on a weekend or I can drag some friends to the bar for a drink or two. The weekend following my birthdays I have a party where there is lots of drinking.

[Imsogone]

Today I turned 64. I celebrated by buying myself a bicycle - a Trek Navigator 1.0 WSD http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/to ... r_1_0_wsd#

[Dakini]

Today I turned 64. I celebrated by buying myself a bicycle - a Trek Navigator 1.0 WSD http://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/bikes/to ... r_1_0_wsd#

Awesome! Self-birthday presents are always great.

I hope you get many kilometres (or miles, if you prefer) out of it.

[Saxon Germany]

First off, one of the main reasons I cannot stand my birthday is because I am not a social person. Why should I be forced to socialise with people who I don't care all that much for when I could be reading or writing, or even watching a film?

Second of all, if that were true then everyone would love to celebrate their birthdays.

It does, because we're marking another year on the path to eventual death.

Perhaps the way birthdays are celebrated need to change? If you change the way it's celebrated so that it's a bit more intimate perhaps (close friends and family, Going on a hike or a pick nick or whatever)

You are too obsessed with death.

That's a disturbing remark you make to me, and an insult to boot. I am not obsessed with death. I just know it's going to happen. You go ahead and think "I'm going to live forever" like many young and immature people do.

[Sanyette]

I look forward to getting money as I am not old enough to get a job yet. Other than that, I hate birthdays. However, I assume until I turn 18 when the cash flow will probably stop, birthdays will matter.

[Tosmaldevo]

Are you a Jehovah's Witness?

On topic, it ceases to matter when you are dead. People celebrate the birthdays of my father and myself because we are advancing the path to Juche, all throughout Korea. Once you are dead, birthdays cease to matter. Why? Duh.

I'm not a Jehovah's Witness. I am a follower of Juche. I love you and all of Korea, Dear Leader.

[Syvorji]

Are you a Jehovah's Witness?

On topic, it ceases to matter when you are dead. People celebrate the birthdays of my father and myself because we are advancing the path to Juche, all throughout Korea. Once you are dead, birthdays cease to matter. Why? Duh.

I'm not a Jehovah's Witness. I am a follower of Juche. I love you and all of Korea, Dear Leader.

Brilliant, comrade. So, my birthday is February 16th, and I was born in 1942.

[Arumdaum]

I haven't received presents or had a party or anything since I was five, actually...

But my sister's had them until she was twelve.

[The Kangaroo Republic]

I liked my 16th birthday. It's the age at which you can legally drink beer here. I'll probably care about each of them just as much untill I actually fullfill my goals in life and I will turn into a "Idon'tgiveafuck" person regarding birthdays like the OP.

[Idealismania]

I'm 29, and birthdays still matter to me. Now that I'm at the age where most of my friends are married, have kids, or both, birthdays are about the only time I ever get to see them all together anymore. One of the best birthdays I've ever had was when I turned 27, so yeah I say power to the birthday

[Veceria]

21 will be the age I'll try to stop aging. That's in one year and one day for me.
Never really 'celebrated' birthdays, tbh.

[Geniasis]

So much angst in this thread.

Sheesh, I thought I had issues.

[GeneralHaNor]

25 is the last birthday that mattered
Full recognition as adult (no longer can claim a dependent status, can rent a car, some other minor legal rights)

after that, it's all down hill.

[Redzon]

Well I wonder if there is any connection between lack of attention during ones birthday, to anti social behavior, and the number of hours ones spend in NS? I care for my birthday, it's on July 29th every year! And hoping to have an awesome one this year too. People should care, because one thing I noticed if you start to give up on those things that matters about you, people will soon start to give up caring for you as well. ...so in the end, some will end up suffering a terrible melancholic life. Causing more cases of ITG syndrome. Just saying.

Happy belated birthday to the OP. NS is not everything.

[Dumb Ideologies]

My birthdays ceased to matter roughly around the point my friend clock ticked round to 0:00.